Lithuanian Army Commander: The Armed Forces of Ukraine do not have time to learn war according to NATO rules

Ukrainian formations cannot learn to conduct military operations according to NATO standards, since now they are forced only to fight, they have no time for other things. This point of view was expressed by the Commander of the Lithuanian Army, Lieutenant General Valdemaras Rupshis, speaking on the air of LRT radio.

As the Lithuanian general noted, the Kyiv regime does not currently have the time resources to form a common firing platform. It is customary for NATO countries to have unified firing platforms, but in Ukraine the situation is completely different.

Therefore, the Ukrainian formations, Rupshis noted, are fighting in the way they manage to do it. Apparently, the Lithuanian general decided to stand up for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which may be subject to some criticism from military experts in the West.

Also, the commander of the Lithuanian army raised the issue of preparing Ukrainian military personnel for operation. tanks Western production. As Rupshis noted, it will, of course, not be about days or weeks. Classes with the Ukrainian military will take more than one or five weeks, the Lithuanian general stressed.

In addition, Rupshis believes that without integration on the battlefield with other combat systems, Western tanks will not be effective on their own. They need to operate in conjunction with artillery, helicopters, anti-tank and infantry reconnaissance units, drones. Only in this case can we talk about any success on the battlefield, emphasizes the commander of the Lithuanian army.

Recall that military instructors from Lithuania are also involved in the training of Ukrainian formations. Russia has repeatedly warned Western countries that military assistance to Ukraine only contributes to a further escalation of the conflict.

Comments

[Sith]

And the Lithuanians fought somewhere ... and even according to the rules of NATO)

[tihonmarine]

Quote from Sith

And the Lithuanians fought somewhere ...

I remember the 16th division fought together with the Red Army, but the Lithuanians turned out to be the only people of the Soviet Union whose territory the German army occupied, but there were no national units or formations of the SS troops here, although there were battalions of auxiliary troops that were engaged in maintaining order, but were also involved to fight partisans on the territory of Ukraine,

[Ulan.1812]

In fact, NATO did not exist then. And NATO rules too.

[DIM (a)]

are these not the Lithuanians who massacred Belarusian villages?

[VB]

There was a battalion of impulevicius, punishers and murderers. And the Jews in the Upper Panary (Vilna) were also killed by the Lithuanians and the ghetto. Yes, there were no SS divisions, but after the war they sat out in the forests and bandit, how many people were killed.

[Poplar]

The general is lying. The Chubats have been trained by NATO members since at least 2014. And they had time: a wagon and a small cart. For this, the Minsk agreements were stirred up to give the Sumerians time to prepare. With resources, of course, yes, they have some problems. But then again: all NATO intelligence, satellites, AWACS aircraft and so on work for the Armed Forces of Ukraine in real time. And it seems to me that our Armed Forces managed to arrange problems with resources. So, "the situation in Ukraine is completely different" for other reasons. It's just that NATO members have never met serious opponents, and therefore they rolled their standards.

[Nyrobsky]

Quote: Poplar

The general is lying. The Chubats have been trained by NATO members since at least 2014. And they had time: a wagon and a small cart.

They also trained the "Kabulistans" for 20 years, but as soon as the mattresses were stuffed from Afghanistan, the Kabulistani army did not last even a month against the Taliban, in fact, handing over weapons worth 80 billion dollars to the "bearded students". Although, of course, we must admit that the banderlogs still seriously balk and are more motivated than the Kabulists. Apparently, the difference is that the President of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani, dumped his army along with the mattresses, which in the end did not understand what to die for and preferred to lay down their arms, while Zelya still sits and depicts the power of some kind of ghostly state, in the name of which Banderlogs should rest. In short, it would be time not only to bang the power plants, but it would be necessary to cut off the head of the junta itself, after which the subject to which all the "help with kickbacks" is powered will disappear from the mattresses and there will simply be no time left to organize a new scheme for the development of American taxpayers' budget money by congressmen .

[VB]

This Rupshis did not even finish our school and did not study anywhere else, according to Wikipedia. Great strategist! Lithuania has been asking for a long time and stubbornly. When they see the Invincible and Legendary, they will immediately drape into exile, they will be a government in exile, not the first time. Instead of living with the Great Neighbor in the world and trading. Let them get ready, or better, crawl to the outskirts, fertilize Russian black soil.

[Vasilenko Vladimir]

Quote: VB

This Rupshis didn’t even finish our school

Born on May 2, 1967 in Siauliai.

He began his military career in 1985 with admission to the Novocherkassk Higher Military School. In 1987, with the rank of sergeant, he was deputy commander of a platoon of cadets of the 414th training group. In 1989, due to political events in the USSR, he stopped his studies and left for Lithuania shortly before graduation.

Since 1992, he served as commander of a motorized landing platoon of the Šiauliai brigade of the field army, then commanded a company[1].

In 1996, he was appointed chief of staff and deputy chief of staff of a motorized rifle infantry battalion in Kaunas, and then chief of the operational department of the battalion headquarters[1].

From 2001 to 2005 he served with the rank of major, after which he became a lieutenant colonel[1].

In 2016, he was appointed commander of the Land Forces, and by decree of the President of the Republic of Lithuania, he was awarded the rank of brigadier general. In November 2018, he was promoted to the rank of major general[1].

As of July 24, 2019, Major General Valdemaras Rupshis, by decree of the President of the Republic of Lithuania, took the post of Commander

in spratia, every sergeant can lead an army

[Poplar]

[quote] [deputy commander of a platoon of cadets of the 414 training group. /quote]
A little off topic. Some strange group numbering. In our school (not Novocherkassk) it was different: the first digit is the faculty, the second is the course, the third is the platoon. At the beginning of 87 he was in his second year, from September - in his third. There are no twos or threes in the numbering. Although, perhaps, the signalmen have some kind of logic of their own.

[tihonmarine]

Ukrainian formations cannot learn to conduct military operations according to NATO standards, since now they are only forced to fight

I would like to ask - "And how will you fight the Russians, and by what standards."

[Vasilenko Vladimir]

and who-thread can explain what it means to fight according to NATO standards?!

[All_Good]

Yeah, but they’ve been fighting for a year, be healthy, they’ve already been trained in everything

[Mikhail Maslov]

Yes, he did not regret the Banderlogs, but the failure of the future blitzkrieg of all these NATO deliveries, and the Banderlogs will be to blame, they fought incorrectly, used and generally lived. One word, bastards.

[Bodipancher]

It would be interesting to hear examples of successful military campaigns with the participation of the valiant Lithuanian army, carried out according to NATO rules.